Rear vision mirror



Aug. 1, 1950 .1. w. ANDERSON, JR

REAR-VISION MIRROR Filed Aug. 16, i947- Patented Aug. 1, 1950 L will? ira OFFICE j iEA i- II 'IWRBQB James W. Anderson, Jr., Detroit, Mich, assignor -V1105?JACECSSOrYW RSeaJI'Ch Corporation, -Detroit,

hamcorporation of Michigan -r a r:

This invention relates to rear vision mirrors for' vehicle bodies, siioli as 'autdii'fobile l'a'odies; and inpar'ticular to a inirror assembly which maybe readily mounted upon tn outsideidi tnei ron't door of -anautomobile immedi telyibe ath" he an oi ln conventional automobiles the front door is in the accompanying drawings, s1 non is capablebFotherembddirne" which has a; base adapted tb extend longitudinally of the car body and attachable to the outside or A -further object of an improved outside re'a' r mew mirroras'seinbly including a mirror suppoi ng bracket havi'ng an elongatebase adapted'to beirhbunted on the front door of an automobile body immediately beneath 1' the pivoted Wifli3h6r80ff thebracket also including an arm extendlngioutwar'dly of 'the-"base and carrying a mirror at its outer end, anclthe mirror base being securedrto the body at two longitudinally spaced points byfastening means concealed when the car door is closed '---ilnothr-object of thei-nven "n is to pr a mirror structure as-abov therear fasteningmeans an singularly eXtend-ing pin-onthe-base iiisrtable osuqceiy through a hole in the door panel so as to be tightly wedged or held therein, the front fastening means comprising a screw extending through the door overlap flange from the inside thereof into the mirror base.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following description and appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a top plan view, partly in section, illustrating an outside rear view mirror assembly or device installed upon a lefthand front door of an automobile body.

' Before ekplaining in detail the 2. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device sh n if? Fig; 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, talgen from lines' or lacking in the i ection of the arrowsrw i l u p: i i. :1: a: a re 1W tion it" is tobe iiiiderstddd that th not limited itsiapplicaubn to t'h 'detailspf construction and arrangement oip ts i'l practicedor cairried 'bu in va it is to benndrstood th 1; th terminology emp oys Of descriptibh aiid I161 oi' lil i'fi In the drawings there is example, one e'iiib'odi vision mirroi a bile bcdy"or-the"lik'e.- q q fastening means therefor-are con fuc'te for iir stal'l'a tio'n upon the' fr'ont titer, 'siicli aathe left hand transacted-r the vehicle body. In accordan'ee with coiiveiitional pracue the it comprises an tniei ifiaaidoor panel nnermetardoof smaiiangeaior'ei a were: "Ed er: t'rrn a 1195i} aidli? 'exte'n ng flEIi-n'ge the oili'te'r meter-deer panel Iris foluednrcrim ed ta n the'edge or the" flange pm to prov e withthe adjacent pen i gyp pasa; *Inaccordance with the piesenrnirehtidn tn rear asce tain ror assembly or unit is preferably attached to the outer metal door panel Id and to the door overlap flange I2 immediately beneath the wingtype glass panel 9 so as not only to provide a mirror which will afford clear vision to the rear of the car but also will be theft-proof when the door is closed.

The present mirror assembly comprises an angularly formed mirror supporting bracket which is preferably in one piece and produced by a die casting operation. Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the supporting bracket includes an elongate base l3 having a bottom surface shaped so as to fit smoothly against the outer of any conventional type commonly used in connection with outside rear view mirrors, is adjustable upon the outer end of the arm 14 through the medium of the ball and socket joint l5, thereby enabling the mirror to be properly focused by the operator of the automobile while sitting in the drivers seat.

The base [3 of the mirror supporting bracket is cast to provide adjacent its rear end a rib or boss IT. This rib is drilled to provide a hole Ha extending obliquely with respect to the plane of the bottom surface of the base I3. A pin ill of suitable length is rigidly secured within the hole Ha, as by means of a press fit, and this pin not only extends obliquely with respect to the base of the supporting bracket but also inwardly thereof and in a rearward direction.

The supporting bracket at its forward end is also provided with a reinforcing or stifiening rib I9 which extends from the bottom of the base outwardly through the arm M. This rib is drilled through the inner end thereof to provide a hole and a portion of this hole is tapped or threaded at 2| to receive the threaded shank of an attaching screw 22.

For the purpose of assembling the mirror unit upon the door, the panel in is pierced to provide a round hole 23 of a size to permit the pin is to be inserted therethrough in an angular direc'- tion. The door overlap flange I2 is also pierced to provide a hole 24 which extends through the flange Ha and also the adjacent portion of the outer door panel It]. To install the mirror supporting bracket upon the door the outer end of the pin [8 is first inserted in the hole 23 and thereupon the base [3 is moved rearwardly so as to drive the pin I8 obliquely through the hole 23. This operation may be accomplished by tapping the front end of the mirror bracket with a mallet, and as the pin I8 is forced angularly through the hole 23 it will distort or bend to a certain extent opposite edges of the hole 23, thus causing the pin to be very firmly gripped or anchored in the hole. The bracket is forced rearwardly with the pin l8 being forced through the hole '23 until the tapped hole 2| in the front end of the bracket registers with the hole 24 in the door overlap flange l2. Thereupon the threaded shank of the screw 22 is shifted through the hole 24 and threaded into the tapped hole 2| in the bracket until the head of the screw engages tightly the inner face of the door overlap flange.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing that the supporting bracket for the rear view mirror assembly may be attached to the door in convenient manner while at the same time rendering the device fully theft-proof whenthe door is closed. This will be evident from a consideration of Fig. l in which the attaching pin I8 is entirely concealed by the base l3 and the attaching screw 22 is entirely concealed by the door overlap flange l2 when the door is closed. In addition to the advantage of being fully theft-proof, it will be seen that the attaching means at opposite ends of the mirror base serve to clamp the base rigidly in position against any possibility of loosening during operation of the vehicle.

I claim:

1. An outside rear vision mirror assembly for an automobile body or the like having a front door provided with a window and an outer door panel, comprising a base adapted to be mounted on the door panel beneath said window, an arm extending outwardly and integrally from said base and adapted to carry a mirror at its outer end, a pin fixed to the base and extending obliquely and inwardly of the base and adapted to be forced obliquely through a hole in said door panel as to have tight frictional engagement with the edges of said hole, and additional fastening means detachably securing the base to the door and accessible only from the inner side of the door.

2. An outside rear vision mirror unit for an automobile body or the like having a front door provided with a window and an outer door panel, comprising a base having an outwardly projecting mirror supporting arm, fastening means fixed to the base at the underside thereof for securing the latter to the door panel and being concealed when the base is mounted on the door, said fastening means comprising a pin fixed to the base and extending obliquely and inwardly of the base and adapted to be forced obliquely through a hole in said door panel so as to have tight frictional engagement with the edges of said hole.

JAMES W. ANDERSON, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,335,881 Dottl Apr. 6, 1920 2,364,165 Sarnes Dec. 5, 1944 2,447,786 Anderson Aug. 24, 1948 2,456,425 Nemec Dec. 14, 1948 

